Here and Now: Combating gun violence in NYC; Celebrating Black History Month

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Here and Now: Combating gun violence in NYC; Celebrating BHM
On this episode of Here and Now, we talk with community organizers on the frontlines in the battle against gun violence in New York City.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- On this episode of Here and Now, we talk with community organizers on the frontlines in the battle against gun violence in New York City.



Just a few days ago, President Joe Biden visited the city to meet with local elected officials about the escalating gun violence and what needs to be done to get illegal weapons off the streets.



Erica Ford, the co-founder of Life Camp Inc. in Queens, and Iesha Sekou, CEO and founder of Street Corner Resources in Harlem, join us.



Also ahead, the examine the link between the pandemic and the risk of heart disease in the Black community.



We also continue our celebration of Black History Month by turning our attention to what's happening virtually at the one-stop shop for lessons in the Black Experience, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem.



Plus, Disney's 'Soul of Jazz - An American Adventure' is now on display at the National Museum of Jazz in Harlem.



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Books


Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah


I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou


Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children In A Racially Unjust America by Jennifer Harvey


So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo


The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander


White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism



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